Category: photography
Robin Flapping
I’d love to say I intended this shot, but I was simply taking a portrait shot in very dull light when the wee bird took off. It flies in the face of the ‘rule’ that every nature shot should be as sharp as possible right across the bird. But it gives me ideas about what can be done with a slowish shutter speed to add a bit of dynamism.
Another Robin photoThe Barley
Monochrome Monday
Evening on Clydeside
Photography on the waterfront in Glasgow
I was frustrated early on, as I could see nothing at all new through my lens. Then the reds and oranges bled out to the west, leaving that deep blue velvet stretched over our heads with bright stars skinkling through. The frustration drained away, and I felt warm, consoled, and somehow safe.
Soon, those dark strangers were potential friends, and silent shadows hid no threat. My mind freed up to see in different light, as new colours blossomed in the night and lights became the nibs of pens.
more imagesHidden Landscapes
Through the glass beyond the trees;
Into the cave under the sea;
Out on the island, blown by the breeze;
Beyond tomorrow, what will you see?
Shapes on Clydeside
©JBMuir Glasgow, 2014.
The seductive shapes of the modern buildings at the Clydeside waterfront. If there’s any light at all, there are many opportunities for dramatic architectural images. I’ve tried here to find some compositions that perhaps are a bit out of the ordinary.
The area is a focus for entertainment, conference and media headquarters, but currently it’ll be very quite inside the venues like the Hydro, SECC, the Armadillo, the Science Centre and the Imax. I’m not at all sure when I’ll see it all again. Missing Glasgow!
more imagesWarhol Peppers
It’s amazing what you might take photographs of when in lockdown. And once you’ve taken the picture, you have to do something with it.
This red pepper was then used in a superb Spanish recipe – Delicious!
Patio Table
It’s just a fairly standard patio table and chair. Cast in aluminium sections, bolted together and given a matt black finish. And the strong sun recreating its patterns on the ground, while the rays reflect from the jet black table surface making for white over black background.
Let there be light!
Toast
Toast
I dreamt I was awake all night,
a tumbling waterfall of thoughts,
Strange environments, late for meetings.
Where did I leave the car?
Why am I shouting at this person?
I dreamt all night I was awake.
And now,
I’m in the kitchen opening the blinds
to the warmth and love of sunshine
….and of toast
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